IT Business Systems Analyst or Senior - Temporary

Idaho Power — located in vibrant Boise, Idaho — is looking for a temporary IT Business Systems Analyst or Senior to join our Information Technology team. It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to safely provide our customers with the safe, reliable, and affordable energy they depend on.

While this position is based at Idaho Power’s downtown Boise location, we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40% remote.

With moderate supervision, a Business Systems Analyst (BSA) works on requests and projects as a liaison between technologists and stakeholders. Their primary functions include solution assessment and validation, elicitation, analysis, management, and communication of requirements. They understand technology and applications and have experience with business processes and information systems. They translate and align solutions to meet IT strategy and business objectives, analyze and assist the business with defining and/or designing new business solutions, test and implement processes and new functionality, and troubleshoot and document system and user issues.

This job resides within the IT organization.

• Business analyst principles, requirements management, business case development, elicitation, communication, analysis and process modeling
• Experience with adaptive and predictive project management methodologies
• Requirements management from planning to execution
• Developing and tracking project requirements
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Meeting facilitation and negotiation
• Problem solving, making sound recommendations and managing expectations
• Basic SQL capabilities
• Implementation of infrastructure and application-based projects
• Exercise logical reasoning and analysis
• Exercise sound judgement and decision making
• Gather business requirements, interpret technical specifications and relate them to system functionality
• Facilitate work sessions with stakeholders to design or redesign business processes to meet requirements
• Manage multiple projects/initiatives through business case development and requirements management
• Interact and communicate clearly with technical personnel along with all levels of business leadership and project stakeholders
• Align and fuse business and IT strategies
• Focus on the details without losing overall perspective of the larger goal
• Maintain effectiveness when experiencing changes in work tasks or the work environment
• Adjust efficiently to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures
• Prioritize course of action for self and others to ensure that work is managed effectively
• Create and maintain business relationships

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, experience, training, and certifications.
• Experience:
  
  2 or more years of professional IT/business experience with at least 1 year of business analyst experience.
• For Senior BSA: 5 or more years professional IT/business experience with at least 3 years of business analyst experience.

This position requires working at a desk/computer for extended periods of time. It requires the use of office equipment, fine motor skills including typing on the computer, dialing phones, filing paper, and working in close proximity to other people. There may be occasional lifts of no more than 10 lbs. The above is a summary of the primary essential functions of the position.

This job may require the performance of additional tasks assigned by company leaders or management.

• Adaptability
• Building Partnerships
• Communication
• Continuous Improvement
• Decision Making
• Facilitating Change

Idaho Power is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, physical or mental disability, marital status, and any other status protected by applicable federal and state laws.

Competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan.